A bit of doggerel

MY DEAR LITTLE GARDEN

by Julia Line, Head Gardener at The Lock-Up

The colours are loud

- the brighter the better.

They should watch out at Chelsea,

I could be a trend setter.

I just mix and I match,

I don't give a toss.

If it doesn't work out

Who cares?  I'm the boss.

A geranium here,

Two heucheras there.

A hop on a trellace,

A lupin so fair.

It's all muddled up,

Not quite right, but not wrong.

I do love my wee garden

I must write it a song.

What's that flower called - it's white?

Why do some plants hold tight?

Did they say it might rain?

Blast - I must water tonight!